gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
in succession; one after another
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
hiving off; swarming; dividing a fief
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
successively; one after another
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
going to and fro; back and forth
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to be born; to come into the world
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to thrust before; to thrust at
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow